Monday, October 24, 2011

No brainer


I went to bed with a headache, got woken 6x by one dog (who wanted to either a) sleep on the bed or b) bark in the garden - neither were allowed) and once by the other, and woke up with the mother of all headaches at 4:30am. As I get nasty migraines that involve nonstop vomitting and trips to the dr (my friends are on roster - I try to share the vomitting around as much as possible), I took drugs while I still could and so was semi conscious for half the day. So I needed a no brainer when I started functioning (evidently still not there as I accidentally posted this to the wrong blog...). Starting to hand quilt this - straight lines, no nonsense - seemed perfect.


I used a grey perle cotton to match the grey linen stripes, and I really like the look. (Picture is a shade too dark). However, I am new to hand quilting in anything but standard Guterman handquilting thread or normal cotton + beeswax. I bought embroidery needles as advised but could barely thread them, and the thicker the needle, the harder to pull it through. I'm finding a medium sashiko needle the best. There was only one weight of perle cotton, so maybe it is a little thick. Any advice for buying - needles or thread - for hand quilting? Need somewhere online that delivers to Australia. :)

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5 comments:

  1. LynneOctober 24, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    Hope you are feeling much better soon. How is the shingles, by the way?

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  2. Cindy SharpOctober 24, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    I hope your head feels much better soon. Your qjilting looks fantastic.

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  3. M-R CharbonneauOctober 25, 2011 at 1:45 AM

    Ugh! I hate migraines! Hope you feel better soon, Laura. Your hand quilting looks fabulous.

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  4. Janine @ Rainbow HareOctober 25, 2011 at 3:14 AM

    I've no hand quilting advice but I do hope you soon feel better :)

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  5. Julie FukudaOctober 25, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    No advice on needles or thread but I hope you are feeling better very soon.

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